Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- California is developing a clean vehicle future (NRDC)
- It’s a start (Sierra Club)
- But those old fossil fuel vehicles aren’t going away soon (Transportist)
- SoCal is a hub for green transportation (MarketScale)
- Who is moving to California, and who is leaving (PPIC)
- Challenges and opportunities in urban cycling, from a long-time bike business (SmartCitiesDive)
- Amtrak knows nothing about high speed rail (Pedestrian Observations)
- Kansas city cleans up its municipal code, deleting jaywalking laws (Systemic Failure)
- FresnoCOG considers using local sales tax money to widen Highway 41 (KMPH)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Bullet Train Haters Self-Satirize
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Opponents partake in some high-speed absurdities
Eyes on the Bridge: Sixth Street Viaduct Progress
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Plenty of progress on the $588 million nearly mile-long viaduct, now expected to open in Summer of 2022
New Bike Safety Ranking Packs Some Surprises
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A new ranking of the most dangerous states for cyclists in the U.S. based on new metrics has bumped "bike-friendly" Delaware to the dubious “top” spot and demoted perennially perilous Florida to third place. Huh?
Talking Headways Podcast: Rethinking City and Commuter Transportation
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It's always good to talk to transit professionals. And these two guys from Philly have a lot to say about the vision of the future — and how the sausage gets made.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- Subsidized driving and the burden of climate change (Frontier Group)
- Let’s throw away some of these rules of the road (Bloomberg)
- Proponents push to widen rural Highway 41 in Fresno county to solve bad driving (KMPH)
- People are walking in cities more since the pandemic (Yes!)
- Reining in pollution from the warehouse industry (LA Times)
- San Francisco is conservative when it comes to local matters (SF Chronicle)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Advocates Demand City Fix South Van Ness
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One of the city's most overbuilt, dangerous streets needs fixed now, say advocates
How (And Why) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws
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A movement is growing to strike down racially biased and ineffective “jaywalking” laws across America — and the advocates behind these efforts say the path to doing it everywhere may be smoother than it has been in the past.
Today’s Headlines
| | No Comments- The worst commute (Fern)
- Transportation for America grades Biden’s first 100 days on transportation
- Adding lanes doesn’t solve congestion; why do we keep doing it? (Governing)
- San Francisco trying to figure out how to fully electrify all buildings (SF Chronicle)
- Earthquake early warning system now available statewide (SF Chronicle)
- There’s a shortage of truck drivers in CA (Transport Topics)
More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF
Eyes on the Street: Short New Bike Path in Boyle Heights
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Two short segments combine with a wide sidewalk section to provide a quarter mile for cyclists - connecting a future park below the under-construction replacement 6th Street Viaduct
An Ode to the Miniature Fire Truck
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Stories about miniature emergency service vehicles are spreading like wildfire on Twitter — so let's rethink our obsession with monster trucks.